Thursday, September 24, 2015

3:35 PM

Dems are attacking AB 310 as a bill that only would hurt access to testing, treatment and family planning in the state.

Rep. Debra Kolste, D-Janesville, called the legislation, which would shift millions in federal grant money away from Planned Parenthood, nothing more than a "thinly veiled political attack" on the organization. But the fallout of that attack, she said, would be women, particularly those in rural areas.

"Women deserve better than this," Kolste said.

Dem Lisa Subeck, of Madison, said the Republican agenda does not match that of the medical community, which has not requested such a change.

"This bill is motivated by the Republican desire to defund Planned Parenthood at any cost," she said, "And it will come at a cost."